Nanomedicine for brain cancer

S Quader, K Kataoka, H Cabral - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
CNS tumors remain among the deadliest forms of cancer, resisting conventional and new
treatment approaches, with mortality rates staying practically unchanged over the past 30 …

Liposomes for the treatment of brain cancer—A review

R Raju, WH Abuwatfa, WG Pitt, GA Husseini - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to their biocompatibility, non-toxicity, and surface-conjugation capabilities, liposomes
are effective nanocarriers that can encapsulate chemotherapeutic drugs and facilitate …

Vision transformer architecture and applications in digital health: a tutorial and survey

K Al-Hammuri, F Gebali, A Kanan… - Visual computing for …, 2023 - Springer
The vision transformer (ViT) is a state-of-the-art architecture for image recognition tasks that
plays an important role in digital health applications. Medical images account for 90% of the …

Surgery for brain metastases—impact of the extent of resection

RR Winther, MJ Hjermstad, E Skovlund, N Aass… - Acta …, 2022 - Springer
Background Surgical resection of brain metastases improves symptoms and survival in
selected patients. The benefit of gross total resection is disputed, as most patients are …

Blood–Brain barrier, cell junctions, and tumor microenvironment in brain metastases, the biological prospects and dilemma in therapies

Z Guan, H Lan, X Cai, Y Zhang, A Liang… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Brain metastasis is the most commonly seen brain malignancy, frequently originating from
lung cancer, breast cancer, and melanoma. Brain tumor has its unique cell types, anatomical …

HGF/MET signaling in malignant brain tumors

EQX Mulcahy, RR Colόn, R Abounader - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) ligand and its receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) mesenchymal-
epithelial transition factor (MET) are important regulators of cellular processes such as …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art considerations in small cell lung cancer brain metastases

RV Lukas, V Gondi, DO Kamson, P Kumthekar… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) frequently leads to development of brain
metastases. These unfortunately continue to be associated with short survival. Substantial …

Effects of foam pad balance exercises on cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized control trial

C Saraboon, A Siriphorn - Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2021 - Elsevier
Background This study sought to investigate the effects of foam pad balance exercises on
balance, physical performance, peripheral neuropathy symptoms, and quality of life in …

[HTML][HTML] Brain metastases: increasingly precision medicine—a narrative review

MJ McKay - Annals of Translational Medicine, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Brain metastases are the commonest neurological manifestation of cancer and
a major cause of morbidity in cancer patients. Brain metastases are increasing in frequency …

Pharmacokinetic properties of anticancer agents for the treatment of central nervous system tumors: update of the literature

MO Jacus, VM Daryani, KE Harstead, YT Patel… - Clinical …, 2016 - Springer
Despite significant improvement in outcomes for patients with hematologic malignancies
and solid tumors over the past 10 years, patients with primary or metastatic brain tumors …